Last Thursday, I got a RANS Cruz. Naturally, it's rained every day since then, so I have only about 40 miles on it so far.

How do I like it? I love it!!! It feels a little like a recumbent, but it's more manueverable and sporty feeling than my LWB. I'm also faster on it: normally on our daily ride I have trouble keeping up with Scott, but when I'm on the Cruz, he has trouble keeping up with me. It's especially nice on uphill grades. I haven't ridden it up any serious hills: just things like freeway overpasses and the other rises and falls of my normal route, and it performs really well on them. I actually outrode a DF rider on a small hill today, even though he stood up for a while. It's not often I meet someone less fit than I am

I'm still in the process of finding the perfect seat height and tilt for me, but I'm very comfortable on it as it is now.

Thanks to all of you who shared your experiences with the RANS CF's -- you were a terrific help to me.

Beautiful bike. I got the chance to ride Sandy's Fusion in Morton, IL. I loved it and intend to add a CF to my stable sometime next year. It may be the RANS HammerTruck [I'm also considering the Surly Big Dummy]. Enjoy! Cool bike. --jim

Beautiful bike. I got the chance to ride Sandy's Fusion in Morton, IL. I loved it and intend to add a CF to my stable sometime next year. It may be the RANS HammerTruck [I'm also considering the Surly Big Dummy]. Enjoy! Cool bike.

Why the Cruz CF, versus any of the other CFs?

--jim

I love it, Jim. Rode another 20 miles today, and I'm still happy.

Regarding why I picked the Cruz: the only CF I had the opportunity to try was the Fusion, and I loved the way it rode. The Cruz has the same geometry, and I like the curvy/retro look a tiny bit better. I would have liked to have tried the Street, but that wasn't possible, so I went with what I knew. I do think the red Street is prettier.

Regarding why I picked the Cruz: the only CF I had the opportunity to try was the Fusion, and I loved the way it rode. The Cruz has the same geometry, and I like the curvy/retro look a tiny bit better. I would have liked to have tried the Street, but that wasn't possible, so I went with what I knew. I do think the red Street is prettier.

I can hardly wait to see which CF you pick. Be sure to let us know.

I also like the curved retro-look. I want to ride the Street, Citi, and the Zenetik Pro [as a frameset]. I wish it also had the curved top tube. I like that the Citi comes with no front derailleur tube. Then, there is the HammerTruck. I want a bike hauler. I'm not expecting to do this anytime soon. I'll keep you posted.

I also like the curved retro-look. I want to ride the Street, Citi, and the Zenetik Pro [as a frameset]. I wish it also had the curved top tube. I like that the Citi comes with no front derailleur tube. Then, there is the HammerTruck. I want a bike hauler. I'm not expecting to do this anytime soon. I'll keep you posted.

Glad you had another good ride.

--jim

Hi Jim,

The Zenetik Pro looks like a dream bike, doesn't it? Wow.

I'm glad that bike haulers are becoming readily available. So, what do you intend to haul with yours?

Welcome to the CF world. I love my XtraStreet, though I haven't been riding it nearly enough. I couldn't really consider anything but the Street, it just looks so slick. And yeah... the red is amazing.

Welcome to the CF world. I love my XtraStreet, though I haven't been riding it nearly enough. I couldn't really consider anything but the Street, it just looks so slick. And yeah... the red is amazing.

Thank you for the welcome. Your XtraStreet is a truly beautiful machine. How can you not ride it?